Events
For additional information on events and scheduling, please contact the sponsorship and events co-chairs, Bill Hames, hameswe@auburn.edu, or Beth McClellan, emcclellan@radford.edu.
- Walking Tour: Thomas Wolfe Memorial and Asheville Art Museum
- Sat., 13 Apr. 2024, 10 a.m., meet in Asheville Renaissance Lobby.
- Description: Two destinations that can be visited together or separately: 1) Thomas Wolfe
House ($5/adult for scheduled half-hour guided tour), not handicap accessible; 2) Asheville Art Museum ($13
senior, $15 adult) with optional (pay as you go) lunch at rooftop Perspective Café.
- Tour: Folk Arts Center on Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina Arboretum, and Grovewood
Village
- Sun., 14 Apr. 2024, 10 a.m., meet in Asheville Renaissance Lobby.
- Description: Three destinations dependent on interest and accessibility needs. Van
transportation will be provided. 1) Folk Arts Center on Blue Ridge Parkway (Free admission), handicap
accessible; 2) North Carolina Arboretum with lunch at Bent Creek Bistro (pay as you go), handicap accessible;
3) Arts and Crafts-era Grovewood Village: Biltmore Industries Museum, Artisan shops, Antique Car Museum (free,
with requested donation at antiques car museum), not handicap accessible.
- Welcoming Reception and Map and Art Blast
- Sun., 14 Apr. 2024, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
- Join us in the Grand Ballroom to visit with friends and colleagues, and officially kick-off the Southeastern Section Meeting. The Map and Art Blast builds on the tradition of hanging draft maps, ongoing investigations, and recently published maps in the poster hall. We also seek artistic creations. Art lifts science! Please share your recent efforts for discussion. Exhibits will be open, and hors d’oeuvres and one complementary drink are included with each meeting registration. A cash bar is also available.
- GSA Southeastern Section Management Board Meeting
- Mon., 15 Apr. 2024, Noon–1:30 p.m., Writer’s Bistro, ground floor
- Geology Club Meetup
- Mon., 15 Apr. 2024, 2–3 p.m., Alexander Room, 2nd floor
- If you are a geology club member or are interested in starting a club on your campus, plan to meet up and chat with other representatives about their activities, goals, and accomplishments.
- Geological Society of America Southeastern Section Keynote Address: Jennifer B. Bauer
- Mon., 15 Apr. 2024, 6–7 p.m., Windsor Ballroom A&B
- Jennifer Bauer, Appalachian Landslide Consultants, jennifer@appalachianlandslide.com.
- Join us and the GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division for the Keynote Address by Jennifer Bauer, Principal Geologist and Co-owner of Appalachian Landside Consultants: Applied Geoscience Through the Landslide Lens - Finding the 'Why' Behind the Work.
- LGBTQ Geoscientists Social Hour
- Mon., 15 Apr. 2024, 7–8:30 p.m., Paparazzi Room, 12th floor
- Stop by for conversation and informal networking. Students welcome.
- Joint Eastern Section SEPM and GSA Sedimentary Geology Division Reception and Keynote Address
- Mon., 15 Apr. 2024, 7–8:30 p.m., Top of the Plaza, 12th floor
- Join the Eastern Section of SEPM for their annual reception and Keynote Address. This year’s speaker is Dr. Kathleen Farrell, Senior Geologist with the North Carolina Geological Survey: Integrating Sequence Stratigraphy, Geomorphology (LiDAR) and 3D Subsurface Mapping to Define the Pliocene and Quaternary Section for the Updip Sector of the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
- GSA Campus Representative Breakfast
- Tues., 16 Apr. 2024, 7–8 a.m., Alexander Room, 2nd floor
- This complimentary breakfast is in appreciation of GSA Campus Reps: Thank You. If you are a campus representative or are interested in becoming one, please plan to attend this celebratory event.
- NAGT Southeastern Section Business Meeting
- Tues., 16 Apr. 2024, Noon–1:30 p.m., Writer’s Bistro, ground floor
- University Department Chairs Luncheon
- Tues., 16 Apr. 2024, Noon–1:30 p.m., Oakland Heights Room, 12th floor
- NC State University Minerals Research Laboratory (MRL) Open House
- Tues., 16 Apr. 2024, 1–4:30 p.m.
- The MRL is a global leader in the field of mineral processing. Regular shuttles to the MRL will be provided from the Asheville Renaissance Hotel or enjoy a leisurely 1-mile walk through downtown. FREE. For more, visit https://mrl.ies.ncsu.edu/.